Henrik Albrecht

Henrik Albrecht in August 2011

Henrik Albrecht (born August 23, 1969 in Cologne ) is a German composer with a focus on radio play music .

Life and work

Albrecht studied composition and composition with York Höller and Johannes Schild at the Cologne University of Music from 1991 and is also active as a pianist , bandoneonist and tango musician. He also gives concerts with a permanent ensemble at home and abroad, his musical point of view lies between serious and popular music . This brought him together with numerous representatives of the musical avant-garde and DJs from the Cologne electronics scene. Albrecht does not only compose for concerts, but rather has dedicated himself to composing music for radio plays and theater productions.

Productions

Among the productions in which he participated, among other things, by including SWR implemented radio plays of Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series, the radio play to Umberto Eco's Baudolino and a radio play version of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth , as well as a large number of other plays and - Books. For the recordings for the SWR radio plays, Albrecht often works with the SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern .

He also wrote the music for the WDR production Der Hund der Baskervilles (adaptation and direction: Bastian Pastewka ), which was first broadcast on January 5, 2014.

Orchestral works

• Pinocchio (2004) -  orchestral story based on the children's book by Carlo Collodi; Text editing:  Robert Schoen
• The Canterville Ghost (2006) - orchestral story based on the story by Oscar Wilde ; Text editing: Judith Lorentz
• War of the Buttons (2007) - orchestral story based on the novel by  Louis Pergaud ; Text editing: Judith Lorentz
• Peter Pan (2008) - orchestral story based on the story by James Matthew Barrie ; Text editing: Judith Lorentz
• Alice in Wonderland (2010) - orchestral story based on the children's book by Lewis Caroll
• A Christmas Carol (2012) - orchestral story based on the story by Charles Dickens
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2013) - orchestral story based on the novel by Jules Verne
• The cold heart (2015) - orchestral story based on the fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff
• The Prince and the Begging Boy (2016) - orchestral story based on the novel by Mark Twain

Operas - musical theater

• Frankenstein (2010) - Chamber opera based on the novel by Mary Shelley , libretto by Andreas Durban
• The Portrait of Dorian Gray (2011) - Chamber opera based on the novel by Oscar Wilde , libretto by Andreas Durban
• The Confusions of the Zöglings Törless (2012) - Chamber opera based on the novel by Robert Musil , libretto Andreas Durban
• America (2013) - Chamber opera based on the novel by Franz Kafka , libretto by Andreas Durban
• L'Argent (2015) - Chamber opera based on the novel by Emile Zola , libretto Andreas Durban
• The forty days of Musa Dagh (2017) - chamber opera based on the novel by Franz Werfel , libretto by Andreas Durban

Radio plays

• 1999: Ken Follett : Die Säulen der Erde - Director: Leonhard Koppelmann (radio play in nine parts - WDR )
• 2006: Judith Lorentz : The Ghost of Canterville orchestral radio play based on Oscar Wilde Director: Judith Lorentz (children's radio play - SWR / HR / BR / DLR / NDR)
• 2006: Rafik Schami : The dark side of love - Director: Claudia Johanna Leist (radio play in four parts - WDR)
• 2011: Eduard von Keyserling : Dumala - Director: Claudia Johanna Leist (radio play in two parts - WDR)
• 2013: Eduard von Keyserling: Waves - Director: Claudia Johanna Leist (radio play - WDR)
• 2014: Arthur Conan Doyle : Der Hund der Baskervilles - Adaptation and direction: Bastian Pastewka (radio play - WDR)
• 2016: Anthony Horowitz : Sherlock Holmes and the secret of the white ribbon - adaptation and direction: Bastian Pastewka (radio play - WDR / RB)

Prizes and awards

• 2007: German audio book award for "The Canterville Ghost"
• 2007: International Children's Radio Play Award of the Turkish Radio TRT ( Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu ) for "The Ghost of Canterville"
• 2007: Leopold for "The Canterville Ghost"
• 2008: New York Radio Broadcast Award for "Button War"
• 2009: German audio book award for "War of the Buttons" as the best children's audio book
• 2011: Leopold for "Alice in Wonderland"
• 2011: German Record Critics' Award for "Alice in Wonderland"
• 2013: German children's audio book award BEO for "A Christmas Carol"
• 2014: HR best list "Treasure Island"
• 2015: Leopold for "The Cold Heart"
• 2015: Barcelona 3D Film Festival “Best Original Music Score” for the film music for “Im Krieg” - the 1st World War in 3D

Individual evidence

1. ↑ SWR.de over the German Audio Book Prize 2007 SWR.de
2. ↑ Single view: The German Audio Book Prize 2007. Accessed on April 26, 2017 . 
3. ^ Association of German Music Schools eV: Ghost - LEOPOLD 2007 - LEOPOLD Media Prize - Projects - Association of German Music Schools eV Accessed on April 26, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Single view: The German Audiobook Prize 2009. Accessed on April 26, 2017 . 
5. ^ Association of German Music Schools eV: Alice in Wonderland - LEOPOLD 2011 - LEOPOLD Media Prize - Projects - Association of German Music Schools eV Accessed on April 26, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Alm: Best list 2-2011. Retrieved April 26, 2017 . 
7. ↑ beo - German Children's Audio Book Prize - A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Story. Retrieved April 26, 2017 . 
8. ^ Association of German Music Schools eV: The Cold Heart - Winner of the LEOPOLD Media Prize 2015/2016 - Association of German Music Schools eV Accessed on April 26, 2017 . 

Web links

• Official website of Henrik Albrecht